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Oman - January 30, 2023
OQ has inaugurated the onshore Bisat oilfield located in Block 60 in Oman, the Omani NOC announced on Thursday.
The Bisat field includes around 165 oil wells and…
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Talal AL AWFI
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OQ SAOC
As the largest integrated energy group in Oman, the OQ Group has an inherent responsibility to attract investors, especially in the energy industry.
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An integrated energy giant
OQ is the umbrella organisation for all of Oman’s hydrocarbons investments and activities across the the value chain. The company’s branches operate nationally, regionally and globally in sectors such as E&P, refining, chemicals and petrochemicals.
- New entity: OQ was created with the merging of Oman Oil Company, state refiner Orpic and seven domestic energy players – an integration that began in 2018 and continued through 2020.
- Component pieces: the seven firms include upstream player OOCEP, Oman Gas, Duqm Refinery and Petrochemicals Industries, Salalah Methanol, Oman Trading International, oxo intermediates and derivatives producer Oxea and Salalah Liquified Petroleum Gas.
Company website: oq.com
OQ in figures
Countries in which OQ operates:16
Countries where OQ fuels and chemicals are sold:60
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Kuwait - September 03, 2024
Anas Meerza of National Technology Enterprises Company talks about introducing renewables technologies in Kuwait.
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Oman - April 22, 2024
TotalEnergies and OQ have launched the Marsa LNG project in Oman.
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Oman - March 30, 2024
Oman's 230,000-bpd OQ8 (Duqm) Refinery began running at full capacity in February 2024, sourcing crude mainly from Kuwait.
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Oman - February 08, 2024
OQ Group and Kuwait Petroleum International have inaugurated the OQ8 refinery located in Oman.
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Oman - January 23, 2023
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Oman - January 19, 2023
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Oman - January 16, 2023
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Oman - January 11, 2023
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Oman - December 22, 2021
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